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Are there instructional developers in the schools?

A sociological look at the development of a profession

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    Stephen T. Kerr (Assistant Professor)

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Kerr, S.T. Are there instructional developers in the schools?. AVCR 25, 243–267 (1977). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02769761

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